Fantini Celebrates Compasso d’Oro Honors.

Fantini is pleased to announce that the international jury of the Compasso d’Oro ADI International Award has granted the HONORABLE MENTION to the project: Report from the Waterfront. 

Report from the Waterfront tells the story of Fantini, an “Italian design factory” and its strong ties to its territory, Lake Orta, the absolute genius loci of its activity. The story of an original, intriguing venture that, from the hamlet of Pella on the shores of Lake Orta, in Northern Italy, has distributed its luxury products throughout the world—products created by the most famous designers, including Piero Lissoni, Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez, Vincent Van Duysen, Michael Anastassiades, and Naoto Fukasawa. Water is the leitmotif of this entire book. It is the key element in the jewel-like faucets produced by the company, small masterpieces of everyday use that provide water in our homes, renewing the magic each and every day. And it is the water of the lake, portrayed in the images of great photographers, that has interpreted that magic over the course of time, year after year. 

Established in 1954 from an idea by Gio Ponti, the Compasso d’Oro is the world’s oldest and most prestigious design award. It serves as a symbol of excellence that honors not only outstanding “Made in Italy” design, but the deeper values that design brings to society. Since 2014, it has opened its doors to the world through the Compasso d’Oro International Award, with each edition exploring vital themes in contemporary design. This year’s theme is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”